Associations to the word «Mainframe»

Pictures for the word «Mainframe»

Wiktionary

MAINFRAME, noun. (computer hardware) A large, powerful computer able to manage very many simultaneous tasks and communicate with very many connected terminals; used by large, complex organizations (such as banks and supermarkets) where continuously sustained operation is vital

Dictionary definition

MAINFRAME, noun. A large digital computer serving 100-400 users and occupying a special air-conditioned room.
MAINFRAME, noun. (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing; "the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached".

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche